besen

besen is an async Python client for Besen EV chargers over Bluetooth Low Energy. It provides the BLE connection management, login flow, protocol parsing, typed state models, and charger control commands needed by applications such as Home Assistant integrations.

Home Assistant users

I maintain the full-feature Home Assistant custom integration in this repository, alongside the Python library. Install Besen through HACS using moryoav/besen, then follow the installation and upgrade guide. Home Assistant installs the Python dependency automatically.

I develop both parts on main and publish stable v* releases for HACS and PyPI. HACS offers the latest stable release when it refreshes the repository; installing an update and restarting Home Assistant remain under the user's control.

The built-in Home Assistant integration has a separate release schedule and may have fewer features. I submit selected changes to Core in focused pull requests; those reviews do not delay releases of the full custom integration here.

As of September 9, 2026, the latest custom release is 0.4.3. It includes the sensor, switch, number, select, and text platforms, plus Bluetooth write-mode compatibility for the single-phase BS20 variant reported in issue #1. It also retries incomplete Bluetooth service discovery after attempting to clear the device's service cache. The reporter confirmed setup and readings with 0.4.2; charging control and the new discovery recovery still need hardware confirmation.

The library has been verified with a Besen BS20 charger. Other Besen chargers that advertise as ACP#... and use the same BLE protocol may also work.

Installation

pip install besen

Python 3.12 or newer is required.

Basic Usage

Applications provide the BLE device lookup function. This keeps discovery policy outside the library, so callers can use bleak, Home Assistant Bluetooth helpers, or another BLE stack integration.

import asyncio
import logging

from bleak import BleakScanner

from besen import BesenClient, BesenData

ADDRESS = "AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF"
PIN = "123456"


async def main() -> None:
    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
    logger = logging.getLogger("besen")

    device = await BleakScanner.find_device_by_address(ADDRESS, timeout=10.0)
    if device is None:
        raise RuntimeError("Charger was not found")

    def device_provider():
        return device

    client = BesenClient(
        address=ADDRESS,
        pin=PIN,
        ble_device_provider=device_provider,
        logger=logger,
    )

    def handle_update(data: BesenData) -> None:
        print(
            "available=",
            data.available,
            "charging=",
            data.charge.charger_status,
            "power_w=",
            data.charge.power,
            "session_kwh=",
            data.charge.session_energy,
        )

    remove_listener = client.add_listener(handle_update)

    try:
        await client.async_start()
        await client.async_start_charging(amps=8)
        await asyncio.sleep(5)
        await client.async_stop_charging()
    finally:
        remove_listener()
        await client.async_stop()


asyncio.run(main())

Client API

Create one BesenClient per charger:

client = BesenClient(
    address="AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF",
    pin="123456",
    ble_device_provider=device_provider,
    logger=logger,
    advertised_name="ACP#Garage",
    sync_clock=True,
)

The BLE device provider is called before connection attempts and reconnects. It must return a connectable bleak.backends.device.BLEDevice or None when no connectable path is available.

Lifecycle methods:

• await client.async_start() connects, subscribes to notifications, and completes the charger login flow.
• await client.async_stop() cancels background tasks and disconnects.
• client.add_listener(callback) registers a synchronous state callback and returns a function that removes it.
• client.state returns the latest BesenData snapshot.
• client.is_connected reports whether the underlying BLE connection is open.

Control methods:

• await client.async_start_charging(amps=None)
• await client.async_stop_charging()
• await client.async_set_charge_amps(amps)
• await client.async_refresh_charge_amps()
• await client.async_set_lcd_brightness(brightness)
• await client.async_set_temperature_unit(unit)
• await client.async_set_language(language)
• await client.async_set_device_name(name)
• await client.async_refresh_config()

State Model

State updates are immutable dataclasses. Every listener receives a full BesenData snapshot.

Important fields:

• BesenData.available: whether the latest BLE state is usable.
• BesenData.authenticated: whether the PIN login flow completed.
• BesenData.info: charger metadata such as serial, model, phases, firmware, and board revision.
• BesenData.config: configuration values such as charge amps, device name, language, temperature unit, LCD brightness, and RSSI.
• BesenData.charge: live charging state such as voltage, current, energy, temperature, plug state, output state, and charger status.
• BesenData.last_command: last parsed command response.
• BesenData.last_error: last connection, protocol, or command error string.

Important telemetry fields:

• BesenData.charge.power: charger-reported charging power in watts.
• BesenData.charge.total_energy: lifetime energy counter in kWh.
• BesenData.charge.session_energy: energy delivered during the current or most recently completed charging session in kWh.
• BesenData.charge.inner_temp_c and BesenData.charge.outer_temp: temperatures in Celsius, or None when the charger reports an invalid value.
• BesenData.charge.l1_voltage, l2_voltage, and l3_voltage: phase voltages in volts. L2 and L3 are populated only when the charger sends three-phase data.
• BesenData.charge.l1_amperage, l2_amperage, and l3_amperage: phase currents in amperes. L2 and L3 are populated only when the charger sends three-phase data.

Exceptions

All library-specific errors inherit from BesenError.

• CannotConnect: the charger could not be reached or login timed out.
• NoConnectablePath: no active BLE path is available.
• InvalidAuth: the charger rejected the configured PIN.
• ProtocolError: malformed charger data was received.
• CommandFailed: a charger command could not be sent or was invalid.

Bluetooth Notes

Besen chargers normally allow only one active BLE client connection. Stop other tools or apps that may already be connected to the charger before starting this client.

The client keeps one active BLE connection open, listens for notifications, replies to heartbeats, and schedules reconnects when notifications stop. The caller remains responsible for device discovery, adapter/proxy selection, and deciding when to start or stop the client.

Home Assistant

This package is the reusable Python communication library used by the Besen Home Assistant integration. Home Assistant user-facing setup and troubleshooting notes are kept separately in docs/home-assistant-custom-integration.md.

Safety

EV charging equipment controls real electrical hardware. This library is not a safety controller. Keep charger hardware, breaker sizing, wiring, and local electrical code protections correct independently of any software using this package. Use conservative defaults and manual supervision when automating charging.

Attribution

The Bluetooth protocol implementation is based on the MIT-licensed work in slespersen/evseMQTT, with MQTT-specific runtime behavior replaced by a reusable async Python client.

Additional attribution details are maintained in NOTICE.md.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.